This was a close one from the start. Vandalia took a 13-10 opening quarter lead and led 25-17 at halftime. The Wooden Shoes still trailed 33-27 going into the final quarter then ripped off a 17-10 final period run to pull out a 44-43 victory.

In the final quarter, T-town's Madeline Hartke tallied eight points while Cierra Thompson chipped in with five and Jessica Schumacher scored her only two baskets.

Hartke finished with 22 points while Thompson chipped in with 13. Thompson pulled down five rebounds and had five steals and two assists. Hartke had eight steals, four rebounds and two assists. Amber Bruno led Vandalia with 17 points.

In the second game Tuesday evening, Greenville defeated Flora 41-31.

T-town will now face Greenville at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for the regional championship.

Newton and Marshall will square off for the regional title Thursday at 7:30 p.m. after both teams picked up victories Tuesday evening.

Marshall opened the evening with a 60-30 win over Lawrenceville.

In the second game, Newton bounced Casey-Westfield 69-39. The Eagles stepped out to a 22-8 opening quarter lead and led 37-22 at halftime.

Morgan Swingler tallied 15 for the winners while Andrea Cartright, off the bench, contributed 13, Carly Niebrugge 12 and Tara Wirth 10. Swingler pulled down five rebounds. Megan Jansen had five steals.

"We had a very balanced game tonight," said Newton Coach Brad Harris. "The girls came out and played relaxed and it showed with the scoring. Every one of these girls puts the team ahead of their individual stats. It was a true team effort on offense and defense. Now for the next step. Marshall is a great team. We will need that totally team effort o knock them off."